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单词 magnanimously
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magnanimouslyadv.

Brit. /maɡˈnanᵻməsli/, U.S. /mæɡˈnænəməsli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: magnanimous adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < magnanimous adj. + -ly suffix2. Compare Middle French, French magnanimement (early 16th cent.).
In a magnanimous manner; with magnanimity.
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the mind > emotion > courage > [adverb] > in a highly courageous manner
magnanimously1602
society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > [adverb] > high-mindedly or magnanimously
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generously1591
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noblewisea1618
high-mindedly1819
1602 W. Segar Honor Mil. & Civill iii. xl. 172 He..most magnanimously tooke leaue of life.
1614 W. Alexander Doomes-day iv. lxxvii. sig. O3v Who first from Death by Deeds redeem'd their Names, And eminent magnanimously grew.
1796 E. Burke Two Lett. Peace Regicide Directory France i. 85 With Hannibal at her gates, she [sc. Holland] had nobly and magnanimously refused all separate treaty.
1851 D. Wilson Archæol. & Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. iii. iv. 438 A golden treasure, which they magnanimously resolved should be equitably divided.
1885 Manch. Examiner 7 Feb. 5/2 The French journals magnanimously drop their querulous tone.
1926 J. Black You can't Win xx. 318 He magnanimously suggested that I ‘prowl the joint’ he lived in.
1948 M. Allingham More Work for Undertaker vii. 87 ‘We did not disturb you, I hope?’ ‘Think nothing of it,’ murmured the torchbearer magnanimously.
1986 R. Ellmann Four Dubliners (1987) 14 ‘I would give Manchester back to the shepherds..’, he magnanimously announced.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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